Did our favorite four-letter word originate in Holland?

The fascinating history of our four-letter words and what it reveals about our past. The word “Fuck” did not exist in England before the fifteenth century and probably arrived from German or Dutch. It meant ‘hitting’ and ‘striking’ rather than having to do with sexual intercourse. In 1290 a person called Simon Fuckbotere was disappointingly probably working in the milking industry and hitting butter instead of doing anything else with it. Henry Fuckbeggar around 1287 may have unfortunately been hitting the poor. By Kate Wiles, NewStatesman.